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Contents & notes: what this topic covers
Under TOOLS, MATERIALS AND, the JAMB Art syllabus expects you to study:
- 2. TOOLS, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT a. Two-Dimensional Art Tools: brushes, lino cutters, drawing instruments, calligraphic pens, sharpeners etc.
- b. Two-dimensional Art Materials: pencils charcoal, pastel, crayon, fixative, fabric, dyes, lino, wood blocks etc.
- c. Two-Dimensional Art Equipment: Light table, spray gun, enlarger, computer etc.
- d. Improvisation of tools, materials and equipment;
- i. Two-Dimensional Art: colours, ix. i brushes, calligraphic pens etc. e ii. Three-Dimensional Art: spatula, kiln, beater, etc.
- SECTION D
Study notes & guidance
Study TOOLS, MATERIALS AND using a recommended Art textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Art, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Objectives — candidates should be able to
After studying TOOLS, MATERIALS AND, you should be able to:
- Maintain art tools;
- Use art materials;
- Operate and maintain art equipment; mprovise alternative tools, material and quipment;
These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Source: official JAMB UTME Art syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.